No. 9,938 in French
fournaise
A furnace or intense heat.
In a sentence
La fournaise de l'été rendait l'air étouffant.
The summer's furnace made the air suffocating.
In this sentence, 'fournaise' metaphorically refers to intense heat experienced during the summer, symbolizing extreme warmth or conditions.
Ils ont dû fuir à cause de la fournaise de l'incendie.
They had to flee because of the furnace of the fire.
Here, 'fournaise' is used literally to depict the blazing heat and destructive intensity of the fire.
Le débat politique était une véritable fournaise d'émotions enflammées.
The political debate was a true furnace of inflamed emotions.
In this usage, 'fournaise' represents intense and heated emotions, likened to a furnace, during a passionate debate.
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